bigstrads wrote:Im a real good lip reader (due to the fact that I was born 70% deaf but was talking normally by the age of 2.........due to naturally learning to lip read and putting it all together.........they said I was a miracle and then fixed my ears)

That is kind of interesting. I am really badly hearing impaired, as well. I wear hearing aids during school and when I need to hear things. Like 30% hearing in my left ear. Not much better in my right. I have had to learn how to read lips, as well. Use that in combination with hearing what I can, and I do fine.

Amazing win....that's the team that made the run last year, playing fantastic defense.

But they also had great mental focus....there were at least 9 points taken away from them by the refs - the non goaltending call in the first half, the 3 by Jackson taken away because of supposed shot clock violation, the 2 points by Al on the bogus charge call, and the noncall when Baron was fouled on the drive in the 4th quarter.

Harrington and Pietrus came up big tonight - Harrington helped out and played great defense on Howard when Biedrins was in foul trouble in the second half. Just a great game.

biggest win of the year. Watch out utah, houston, phoenix and dallas...

guys, being a fan I say 4th seed is up for grab (1.5 games behind), being realistic I say we can get to the 7th only if houston starts falling - dallas and phoenix are going to rise back. Anyway, great great win. Next week's phoenix game is huge...

bigstrads wrote:Im a real good lip reader (due to the fact that I was born 70% deaf but was talking normally by the age of 2.........due to naturally learning to lip read and putting it all together.........they said I was a miracle and then fixed my ears)

That is kind of interesting. I am really badly hearing impaired, as well. I wear hearing aids during school and when I need to hear things. Like 30% hearing in my left ear. Not much better in my right. I have had to learn how to read lips, as well. Use that in combination with hearing what I can, and I do fine.

Dude............thats really rough, I was lucky really, my problem was just that I had excess bone growth in my ears and deformed ear drums.............but they didnt discover it until I was 4 as I had adapted so naturally well, and was talking normally and so early.

I ended up having an op to remove the bone and implant what we call "Gromits" (no idea whether you have that term or what it would be over there) and now Im absolutely fine..........plus the ability to still lip read.

Thanks for sharing that man, props to you for that.............the body and mind has an amazing capacity to adapt, keep on keeping on, your a real smart guy and will go very far in this world with the way you think and handle yourself.

I absolutely love games like these. When we play defense and force the other team into tough shots we are nearly unbeatable. That leads to missed shots, which leads to rebounds, which leads to fast break points. Also it's not just fast break points its points in which the other team can't set their defense up the way they would if it was off of a made basket.

Maybe one the better wins of the year, doesn't totally make up for the Charlotte game but it makes it feel a little bit better. Really juiced over this win!!! Gotta admit I am one of the bigger Pietrus haters but he was huge on the glass tonight

JOEL wrote:igotta think al will be helping the big three ( who will all do well)Monta had a slow start last night and will correct thatDavis is rested and his shot is falling inJackson has been on fire with his threeAl came off the bench and his shot was falling

magic had back to back on tues/wed they will be rested

im going with the ROAD WARRIORS by 6

wanted to thank all on this board that say we believe LOL

monta got to a good start then got shut down
davis was rested and showed it
not many three's for jack and al but both spent alot of energy on D
like it or not MP 11 boards 9 pnts
I believe

bigstrads wrote:Dude............thats really rough, I was lucky really, my problem was just that I had excess bone growth in my ears and deformed ear drums.............but they didnt discover it until I was 4 as I had adapted so naturally well, and was talking normally and so early.

Dont want to get way off topic from the game, but just thought I would say my thing. My stirrup is all deformed and sh*t. The funny thing is that it is the smallest bone in your body, but a deformity in it will cause massive problems, like mine. I have to go to those damn hearing tests like every month and it is getting worse. They think that I will go completly deaf in a matter of ten years. I know that I need to start learning some sign language now, but I cant bring myself to it.

By the way, I did get your chat invite on Xbox, but I cant talk right now.